# NTSB CHI74FEV10: Brantly B-2B, N2253U, Gibson City, IL, August 6, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 6, 1973
- Place: Gibson City, IL · GIBSON CITY, IL
- Location: 40.4668° N, 88.3792° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gibson City, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4668&lon=-88.3792&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 16, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189440
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74FEV10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEV10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2100   73/8/6    GIBSON CITY,ILL     BRANTLY B-2B        CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1205                    N2253U              PX-  0  0  1  POLICE PATROL             AGE 33, 1900 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1600 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GIBSON CITY,ILL             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           ROLL OVER                                                IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          PILOT-SETTLED WITH PWR INTO TALL CORN.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - GROUND RESONANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- SEARCH FOR ESCAPED PRISONERS IN HEDGE ROWS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2253U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2253U-2019-11-29), registration cancelled 2019-11-29, S/N 412, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BRANTLY B-2B
- Registry model: [Brantly B-2B](https://openairdocs.org/model/brantly-b-2b) (registry code 1440506) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730806024199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730806024199A), Aug 6, 1973: Hynes B2, Gibson City, IL, Destroyed. Search for escaped prisoners in hedge rows. Pilot-settled with pwr into tall corn.

## Other investigations on N2253U (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN13LA546](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA546), Aug 29, 2013: Brantly B-2B (N2253U), Rothbury, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain helicopter control while turning to avoid trees during an aborted takeoff in gusting wind conditions.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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